Composer: Luiz Gonzaga
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The English translation is below the Portuguese lyrics
Full lyrics
Eu vi um dia
Dois homens fazer um trato
De ligar Exu ao Crato
Pernambuco ao Ceará
O homem de cá
Trabalhou chegou primeiro
E o de lá também ligeiro
Num dançou eu chego lá
Olha o homem aí
É gente da gente
Olha o homem aí
Alegre e contente
Olha os homen aí
É o povo que diz
Olha os homen aí
Juntos com Luiz
Roda, rodada
Rodando, roda rodeia
Rodovia, Asa Branca
Tá todinha prá você
Olha o homem aí....
Ei, êi...
É Asa Branca voltando
É carreta rodando
É o povo cantando
Junto com Luiz
Olha os homen aí...
Roda, rodada...
Ê,ê
Vocês precisavam também ver
Os dois homem de manga de camisa
Abraçados em cima da divisa
Pernambuco e Ceará
Naquela data tão festiva
Pareciam imitar o Patativa
Você canta lá
Que eu canto cá
Translation
I saw one day
Two men make a deal
To connect Exu to Crato
Pernambuco to Ceará
The man from here
Worked and arrived first
And the one from there also quickly
He didn't dance, I'll get there
Look, there's the man
He's one of us
Look, there's the man
Happy and content
Look, there are the men
It's what the people say
Look, there are the men
Together with Luiz
Spin, spun
Spinning, it spins around
Highway, Asa Branca
Is all for you
Look, there's the man
He's one of us
Look, there's the man
Happy and content
Hey, hey...
It's Asa Branca returning
It's a truck rolling
It's the people singing
Together with Luiz
Look, there are the men
It's what the people say
Look, there are the men
Together with Luiz
Spin, spun
Spinning, it spins around
Highway, Asa Branca
Is all for you
Oh, oh
You also needed to see
The two men in shirt sleeves
Embracing on top of the border
Pernambuco and Ceará
On that festive date
They seemed to imitate Patativa
You sing there
And I sing here
